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in the background]] The Bund ( Wàitān) is a district in Shanghai , People's Republic Of China . The area centres on a section of '''Zhongshan Road''' within the former Shanghai International Settlement , which runs along the bank of the Huangpu River , facing Pudong , in the eastern part of Huangpu District . The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. THE NAME The word "Bund" means an embankment or an embanked quay, and comes from the Hindi word ''band''. There are numerous sites in India , China , and Japan which are called "bunds". However, "the Bund" as a proper noun almost invariably refers to this particular stretch of embanked riverfront in Shanghai . HISTORY The Shanghai Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River (Whangpoo), that once housed numerous banks and trading houses from Britain , France , USA , Russia , Germany , Japan , The Netherlands and Belgium , as well as the consulates of Russia and Britain, a newspaper, the Shanghai Club and the Masonic Club. The Bund lies north of the old, walled city of Shanghai. This was initially a British settlement, later the British and American settlements were combined in the International Settlement . A building boom at the end of 19th Century and beginning of 20th Century led to the Bund becoming a major financial hub of East Asia . The former French Bund, east of the walled city was formerly more a working harbourside. ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS Stretching 1.5 kilometers, The Bund houses 52 buildings of various architectural styles such as Romanesque , Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque , Neo-Classical , Beaux Arts , and Art Deco (Shanghai has one of the richest collections of Art Deco Architectures in the world). From the south, the main buildings are:
At the northern end of The Bund, along the riverfront, is Huangpu Park , in which is situated the Monument To The People's Heroes , which is a memorial for the those who died during the revolutionary struggle of Shanghai dating back to the Opium War s. The Bund ends at Waibaidu Bridge , which crosses Suzhou Creek . MISCELLANEOUS The Bund is arguably one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. In the interest of historical preservation, building heights are restricted in this area. The Bund was famously featured in the Steven Spielberg movie '' Empire Of The Sun '', the first post WWII American theatrical film made in China. SOME VIEWS FROM THE BUND |
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